The Interactive Device for the Information Age I was just reading an article I published in the New Telecom Quarterly in 1996. The paper is worth reading in my opinion. It has to do with the government’s role in creating what was at that time called the National Information Infrastructure or as Al Gore called … Continue reading
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The information Furnace
Around 1994 I was speaking of the possibility of developing what I called the information furnace. I used the anology of central heating and said that the idea of having homes with multiple computers each having their own programs and disks was kind of like how the Brits heated their homes. I was … Continue reading
Is user created content the next CB Radio
Check wikipedia for an interesting history of Citizen Band radio. It was an amazing phenomenon in which consumers chatted with each other. Even “chat rooms” developed. But it was not the CB radio but the cellular phone that survived and transformed all our lives (about a billion cell phones are sold a year). Now a … Continue reading
War on Cancer: Mission Not Accomplished
On January 3, 2006 Garry Betty, the CEO of Earthlink died from adrenal cortical cancer at the age of 49, this announcement hit me hard as does every announcement of the death of someone in the prime of their life from cancer. It was in the state of the union speech of Richard Nixon that … Continue reading
The End of the PC Era
We are entering the fourth era of computing. The fist was the main frame lead by IBM; the second was the mini computer lead by Digital Equipment (where I worked) and the third was the PC which was lead by the combination of Microsoft and Intel. I am afraid the run Intel and Microsoft had … Continue reading
The notebook computer is the new RV
My wife and I travel about three months a year. We are members of Exclusive Resorts which is company controlled by Steve Case former CEO of AOL. My main reason for joining was to sunny places to go to in the winter where I could be assured of comfort and connectivity. There are added benefits … Continue reading
Work those brains
An other important article about brain health can found on the New York Times here. I have two interests here: 1) making sure that I along with every other person that ages, can maintain our brain function and 2) it is major business opportunity. I am an advisor and small investor in Posit Science (www.positscience.com) … Continue reading
Silicon Valley Values
There is an interesting article in the San Jose Mercury here. I contrasts the low level of charitable giving in the Valley compared to the LA area. The Valley was second to last while LA was first. For those of us who are active in charitable organization and who have tried to raise money in … Continue reading
Use it or loose it.
More proof that the brain is like a muscle and can be strenthen at any time. See the article below from the New York Times. There is also good coverage of this on the Washington Post here. December 26, 2006 Editorial Exercise for Your Aging Brain If you’re worried that your mental powers will … Continue reading
Andy Grove by Richard Tedlow
I read this book with great excitement but also a lot of mixed emotions. After all, I spent 15 years (1984-1999) working one heart beat away from Andy (I worked directly for Les Vadasz who like Andy was not really a founder of Intel but was there from day one and actually had badge … Continue reading
